Apprentice Assistant Project Manager

CANARY WHARF GROUP PLC

London (E14 5AB)

Closes in 5 days (Wednesday 18 February 2026)

Posted on 12 February 2026

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Summary

To be responsible to the Project Manager for the achievement of Project Management duties.

Wage

£30,784 a year

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Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 28 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Assist the Retail Project Manager in retail project management duties including:

  • Management of the landlord approval process and provision advice, guidance, information, and approvals on all matters concerning landlord and tenant fit outs across the Canary Wharf Estate
  • Management and driving the delivery of new tenant retail fit outs and existing store refurbishments within both new built and existing buildings across the Canary Wharf Estate
  • Management and coordination of landlords works and enabling works within both new built and existing buildings across the Canary Wharf Estate
  • Facilitate and attend tenant viewings and contractor surveys
  • Set up and update project folders on SharePoint
  • Produce schedule of condition reports
  • Procure EPCs and surveyor drawings as directed by the Retail Project Manager
  • Source base build drawings and information as directed by the Retail Project Manager
  • Procure costs and quotations from contractors as directed by the Retail Project Manager
  • Assist with processing of queries and requests for information raised by the Retail Leasing Team and incoming tenants
  • Assist with reviewing drawings in line with the tenant handbook requirements and design guidelines
  • Assist with reviewing of contractor CPPs and health & safety submissions
  • Attend pre-start meetings alongside the Retail Project Manager
  • Maintain a regular site inspection schedule to check on both Landlord and Tenant work currently in progress
  • Build strong working relationships with retailers’ contractors, designers and project delivery teams
  • Assist with processing of technical queries and requests for information raised by contractors
  • Attend final Landlord inspections alongside the Retail Project Manager
  • Assist with obtaining and recording completion certificates and as-built information

Where you'll work

One Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5AB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

NEWHAM COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION

Training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
  • Manage and engage with stakeholders.
  • Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
  • Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
  • Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
  • Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
  • Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets.
  • Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
  • Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
  • Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
  • Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
  • Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
  • Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
  • Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
  • Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
  • Work within the approved project budget.
  • Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
  • Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
  • Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
  • Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
  • Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
  • Manage and engage with stakeholders.
  • Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
  • Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
  • Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
  • Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
  • Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets.
  • Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
  • Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
  • Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
  • Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
  • Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
  • Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
  • Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
  • Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
  • Work within the approved project budget.
  • Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
  • Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
  • Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
  • Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
  • Manages resources through the project lifecycle.

Training schedule

Associate Project Manager Level 4.

All apprentices will be completing a recognised qualification at a designated training provider, college, or university one-day a week. The remainder of the week will be working within departments contributing to team goals.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills

About this employer

Canary Wharf Group is the developer of the largest urban regeneration project in Europe. We are a commercial and residential property company who, as owner, manager and developer, is responsible for the regeneration of 128 acres of the once-derelict Docklands district of East London. Our purpose is to transform urban spaces into extraordinary environments.

After this apprenticeship

Progress to Assistant Project Manager.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NEWHAM COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000015032.

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Closes in 5 days (Wednesday 18 February 2026)

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